Maybe This Time
“Luckily the unit was sitting on the counter with the instructions written on the lid. No doubt Emma could do it in a fraction of the time, but for once she was biting her tongue. She probably didn’t mean to make him feel inadequate around children, but her sheer competence was hard to measure up to.In the living room, Billy was fussing. Darcy hurried. He didn’t think it was a good idea to leave him with Emma for too long. He tipped a measured amount of formula powder into the bottle and mixed i...t in with the boiled water. Even he knew that was going to be too hot. But how did he test the temperature—with his elbow again? No, the wrist, stupid. He splashed a few drops onto the inside of his wrist. Way too hot. With ice from the freezer he made an ice bath and plunged in the bottle.Then he went to get Billy. He stopped short.Emma’s eyes were closed, her head resting against the high back of the chair. Her limbs were loose, but even in sleep her hands curled protectively around Billy, tightening reflexively when the baby squirmed too much.MoreLess
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